The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that conducts the examination has been given a week by Justice Hima Kohli to submit records regarding the 156 centres where the entrance exam took place on January 8.

The candidates have alleged that the incidents of copying reported from multiple centres, including Noida were part of a bigger scam.

In their plea, they have called for the central government to take necessary steps to curb such activities.

In its defence, the AIIMS counsel argued in the high court that apart from the incident at the Noida examination centre, where three candidates were caught using electronic gadgets for cheating and were arrested subsequently, the other 155 centres did not register any wrongdoing.

He informed Justice Kohli that the Delhi Police's crime branch was currently investigating the scandal. Taking note of the AIIMS lawyer's argument, Justice Kohli fixed the next hearing on February 10.